Carbapenemase screening in an Irish tertiary referral hospital: Best practice, or can we do better?

Carbapenems are a family of end line antibiotics with increasing levels of resistance that are a cause for concern.To ascertain whether the CPE screening programme employed in an acute tertiary hospital is fit for purpose.We outlined the current working algorithm employed using a universal screening programme over a 26-month screening period. Rectal swabs are cultured on arrival. Those with suspicious growth are further investigated using...